Nine Dancers from K-Arts (Traditional Dance, Ballet, Contemporary Dance) Win in Dong-A Dance Competition

Nine of current and graduate students of the School of Dance and the School of Korean Traditional Dance won awards at the 50th Dong-A Dance Competition held in Sejong Center for the Performing Arts on May 28th. Kim Hyeon-gyeol (School of Korean Traditional Arts) and Jeong Sang-hwa (School of Dance) each won the golden prizes in Korean traditional dance for the female and the male. Kim Eun-yi and Kim Ha-rim (School of Dance) individually took the golden prizes in creative Korean traditional dance for female and man categories.

Moreover, Lee Byeong-chan (School of Dance) gained the golden prize in contemporary dance for the male, and Kim Si-jin earned the golden prize in ballet for the male. Lee Ae-rim and Lim Yun-Su (School of Korean Traditional Arts) received the silver prize for the female and the bronze prize for the male, and Kim Dong-Hyeon (School of Korean Traditional Arts) won the silver prize for the male in creative contemporary Korean dance.

Jeong Sang-Hwa, who performed Yi Mae-bang’s Salpuri in this competition, said, “Salpuri dancing is an art that comes to completion only through life-long efforts. I will always keep this in mind and try to be a dedicated Salpuri dancer.”